If there’s one thing we love to do here at Hampshire Life, it’s to celebrate local produce! So here are a selection of some of the best farm shops across the county where you’ll find just that

Signposted from the A33, Wellington Farm Shop opens daily and stocks a range of fresh meat such as lamb, pork, poultry, sausages and game. You’ll find all of this as well as fruit and veg, local bread and fresh cakes. There is also a café on site serving breakfast and lunch. Wellington won Farm Shop of the Year at the 2012 Hampshire Life Food & Drink Awards.

Finalist at our 2013 and 2014 Food & Drink Awards, Newlyns stock their own home-produced meat as well as offering items such as fresh fruit and vegetables; not forgetting the delicatessen counters full of goodies. The farm shop also have a café on site offering freshly ground coffee, soft drinks, baguettes and home made cakes.

As well as a good offering of local meat and dairy produce, Durleighmarsh also grow their own fruit and vegetables which are all ready-picked in season. Supporting producers in Hampshire and Sussex, the farm shop use ‘Food Miles’ signs on their produce to show where everything comes from. A selection of cakes, quiches, game, beers, ciders - and a whole load more - are available throughout the year.

With a deli, bakery, grocery and butchery all on site, The Good Life certainly have all the farm shop bases covered. The shop work closely with around 25 local producers which allow them to offer such a large range of products including ice-cream, chutneys and everything in between.

Winner of ‘Best Farm Shop’ at the 2013 and 2014 Hampshire Life Food & Drink Awards, Beechcroft offer fresh cuts of lamb, beef and pork, as well as turkey at Christmas. All the animals are free range and left to slowly mature on Beechcroft’s chalkland fields rich in clover, which provides a good source of protein for all animals.

As well as the traditional farm shop produce such as venison, local cheeses, free range eggs/chickens and home-made fudge, you’ll find a range of New Forest Marque items including: chutneys, dressings, chocolate, candles, soap and lip balm! Not only that, Setley Ridge also stock a selection of locally made drinks, beer, cider and wines grown and produced by the shop on site.